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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1985
Patapatnam
Winner — 1985
DHARMANA NARAYANA RAO
INC· INC
INC 53.6%TDP 45.8%1 others 0.5%
Votes
38,408
53.6% share
Winning margin
5,574
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.3%
of 95,054
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMANA NARAYANA RAO | INC | 38,408 | 53.6% |
| 2 | MATHALA LOKHANADHAM | Telugu Desam Party | 32,834 | 45.9% |
| 3 | GONTHI VINESWARA RAO | IND | 377 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.3% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
120th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
36th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.6%TDP 45.9%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2014. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2014, so they are not shown for earlier elections.